Moves so fast! Moves so fast.

On your left.

Evening run, morning run. Why not? It's still summer, and I'm still in one piece.

Distance: 2.25 miles
Duration: 20:13
Pace: 8:56
Route: Noble Loop
Temperature: 78°
Climate: overcast & muggy
Mood: good
Weight: 170 lbs. (-2.5)

Intake
Breakfast: coffee (2x), fresh fruit smoothie
Lunch: baba ganouj & pita

Snack: four small pieces of cheese w/crackers
Dinner: TBA

Also, fizzy water (1x)

155 - 164 BPM Playlist

Thank You For Hearing Me - Sinead O'Connor

Like Eating Glass - Block Party

Where Are We Now? - David Bowie

Shake Appeal - The Stooges

Good Thing - Fine Young Cannibals

Secret Agent Man - Johnny Rivers

Now I've a strong, strong heart.

Aladdin's hot sauce goes on
ANYTHING.

Drinking before bed also means eating before bed. Be careful. Don't drink before bed.

Distance: 3.1 miles
Duration: 30:17
Pace: 9:46
Route: Forest Hill Loop
Temperature: 81°
Climate: hot!
Mood: good
Weight: 172.5 lbs. (+2.5)

Intake
Breakfast: coffee (2x)
Lunch: ham, cheese, tomato on foccacia w/butter

Snack: apple, banana
Dinner: baba ganouj & pita, single scoop vanilla w/Aladdin's hot sauce, beer

Also: fizzy water (1x)

What's That Lyric?

Thank You For Hearing Me - Sinéad O'Connor

Figures up ahead moving in the trees.

Evening run. Morning run? Yes, why not. Last night I was in bed by eleven. And instead of waking in the middle of the night, I slept for maybe eight hours without moving. Then I slept another two hours.

I love running in this park.

Vacation is at an end. I will chat with my brothers at noon, a colleague at one. Then I will begin to work. But not yet. No, not yet.

Distance: 3.1 miles
Duration: 31:25
Pace: 10:08
Route: Forest Hill Loop
Temperature: 75°
Climate: sunny & hot
Mood: good
Weight: 170 lbs. Achievement Unlocked

My eyes are sore this morning. Not a headache. Just weary eyes. I am weary these days.

Intake
Breakfast: coffee (2x)
Lunch: Pumpkin Spice (yes) Mini Wheats, banana, strawberry, milk

Snack: Four sensible pieces of cheese, with four crackers.
Dinner: big ass salad, foccia bread w/dressing, beer

Also: Fizzy water (2x)

Nice run. Took it easy, not much energy, but also no tired. Good decision. Thank you, Summer of 2021. That was all right.

What's That Lyric?

These Dreams - Heart

I might die in my bed. I may live to be very old. But I have died many times in my mind, run over by a car, attacked by an animal, having a heart attack, or stuck by a falling tree limb. These fears keep me on my toes, though I know "being alert" won't actually help.

The city streets are empty now.

Molly Seidel wins USA Bronze in 2:27.46
Women's Marathon, Toyko 2020 Olympics
Only her third marathon!
(My third marathon I ran 3:42:07)

This week has made me tired. Just tired. I will nap and wake up tired. Doesn't help that last night I woke at 2 AM, and tossed about in bed for an hour. Finally I got up and read before sleeping on the couch, then back in bed. The hours added up to a full night's sleep but it's not the same thing.

Distance: 3.1 miles
Duration: 30:25
Pace: 9:48
Route: Forest Hills Loop
Temperature: 72°
Climate: sunshine & light rain
Mood: better!
Weight: 171 lbs. (-1.0)

This is the first time I have shut out work for the duration of a two week vacation in twenty-five years. In fact, it was because I hadn't checked my work voice mail for two weeks in 1996 that we missed out on a promotional opportunity, a fact which seems trivial now but at the time I felt a great deal of shame about it. Since then I have continually checked my work email, all during vacations. I don't always respond, but I keep in touch. Not this year. Hopefully never again.

Tomorrow, however, I will have to resume in preparation for Monday. What will happen?

Intake
Breakfast: cafe con leche
Lunch: ramen w/fried egg & salsa

Snack: Four squares of cheese with four crackers.
Dinner: tomatoes w/oil & fresh basil, toasted pita w/lemon salt & oil, a variety of small cheeses

Tonight, Sean McPherson is playing nothing but the 70s. Gonna be a good night.

What's That Lyric?

Turn to Stone - ELO

I'm running out of time.

I'm still on vacation. I took two weeks -- one out of town, one in. And I feel guilty about that, which is totally stupid. And it's not like I'm just fucking around here, I am painting a room, I am doing housework. I took vacation time to work on my house.

Anyway, first writing, then running. Then painting. I had a nice thought while writing today, that it's my time. I have alwaysknown this, but sometimes I need to remind myself.

Distance: 3.1 miles
Duration: 30:54
Pace: 9:58
Route: Forest Hill Loop
Temperature: 73°
Climate: sunny & humid
Mood: angsty
Weight: 172 lbs. (-2.0)

Bit of a logy run, not too bad, just low energy. I think I should take a day off. Also, paint fumes.

"Pan-O-Rama!"
(Music From the Big Love 2018-2021)
Sex Machine - Sly & the Family Stone

Blinding Lights - The Weeknd

Under the Table - Fiona Apple

Fight For You - H.E.R.

Montero (Call Me By Your Name) - Lil Nas X

brutal - Olivia Rodrigo

Intake
Breakfast: cafe con leche* (2x)
Lunch: spaghetti & "meat" sauce

Snack: apple, corn chips, beer
Dinner: chik'n w/creamed corn, rice & peas, Manhattan

Also: fizzy water (1x)

*When I say "cafe con leche" what I mean is this; our first night back we needed half and half for the morning, but it was late and per usual, Walgreen's was out. We had just listened to the soundtrack to "In the Heights" and Claudia's suggestion Usnavi use condensed milk was on my mind, so I got some. It doesn't work by itself, you still need milk or cream, but it does make a sweet drink. When I run out of the stuff, I'll stop.

You ain't been up off the porch, now.

Distance: 3.75 miles
Duration: 34:53
Pace: 9:18
Route: Forest Hill Loop
Temperature: 70°
Climate: sunny & warm
Mood: good
Weight: 174 lbs. (-0-)

Yes, it has been three years. Just as we departed Cleveland Heights for two days on the road, I announced a new playlist for my love. No more cassettes, nor compact discs. Just a Spotify playlist of music from the past three years.

Even as we listened it was being edited. Apparently Billie Eilish has been cancelled in certain quarters, I was unaware of that.

"Pan-O-Rama!"
(Music From the Big Love 2018-2021) 

Hell You Talmbout - David Byrne

Changes - Charles Bradley & the Budos Band

Gotta Get Up - Harry Nilsson

Old Town Road (Remix) - Lil Nas X ft. Billie Ray Cyrus

See You at Your Funeral - PUP

I'm Yours - Jason Mraz

Screech Out - post-curtain call music from "Come From Away"

Is Chicago, Is Not Chicago (Live) - Mike Doughty

Adore You - Harry Styles
In Quarantine - Ben Gibbard

J$ST- Run the Jewels

Intake
Breakfast: cafe con leche (2x)
Lunch: ramen (I really like ramen.)

Refreshment: beer, Manhattan

Snack: corn chips
Dinner: spaghetti & roasted brussels sprouts

Also: Fizzy water (2x)

Note: Hanging out with young friends means drinking more. Staying up late means eating more. No shame, just a reminder. I have hit a 174 pound wall. Just a bit further and I will be where I prefer to be.

I fell in love with girls I never met.

"Hi, Brad."

Can you honestly tell me you forgot? Forgot the magnetism of Robin Zander, or the charisma of Rick Nielsen?

Distance: 3.1 miles
Duration: 29:12
Pace: 9:24
Route: Forest Hill Loop
Temperature: 66°
Climate: sunny & cool
Mood: good
Weight: 174 lbs. (-0-)

Fast Times at Ridgemont High (OST)

We Got the Beat - The Go-Go's
Somebody's Baby - Jackson Browne

Raised On the Radio - The Ravyns

Speeding - The Go-Go's

Goodbye-Goodbye - Oingo Boingo

Moving In Stereo - The Cars

American Girl - Tom Petty

Kashmir - Led Zeppelin

Intake
Breakfast: cafe con leche (2x)
Lunch: ramen, small chocolate muffin (2x)

Work beverage: beer (1x)

Cocktail hour: Old fashioned (2x)
Dinner: baba ganouj w/pita

Dessert: sunbutter & jelly (on pita)

Also, fizzy water (3x)